Eventually a need for a full-fledged orchestra was perceived to perform repertory separate from the operatic repertoire. The orchestra's origins are to be found in the Vienna Court Opera, whose musicians were commissioned on occasion by Mozart and Beethoven in "academy" concerts. Orchestra founder Otto Nicolai composed "The Merry Wives of Windsor" Image: ulton Archive/Getty Images Itself based in what has been called "the capital city of classical music," the Vienna Philharmonic is associated with Strauss waltzes, polkas and operettas like none other, although it would be a mistake to pidgeonhole it there. "From the first bars, people's faces cheer, eyes enliven, all are taken up in a tremor of delight." It comes as little surprise that the dance form deriving from the stately and more dignified courtly minuet was prohibited - unsuccessfully - by the Church, maintaining that the seductive power of this music was not limited to spiritual matters.Īt the epicenter of the waltz: the Strauss dynasty of composers founded by Johann Strauss Senior, whom none other than Richard Wagner described as "the most musical head in Europe." Strauss Junior, arguably the first pop star in music history, toured the continent with his dance orchestra and created indelible tunes like the "Blue Danube Waltz." "Unfortunately, not by me," lamented his contemporary Johannes Brahms.īlurring the distinction between light and serious music, the Strauss brand originated in Vienna. "One can hardly comprehend the power of the waltz," wrote author Auguste Graf de La Garde (1783-1853) during the Vienna Congress. and includes a variety of waltzes, polkas and marches by the Strauss family, Franz von Suppé and Alphons Czibulka. The program begins with the Entrance March from the Operetta "The Gypsy Baron" by Johann Strauss, Jr.
This marks the fifth time that Muti conducts at the prestigious event. Former EBU Media Director Annika Nyberg Frankenhauser once described the magic as "a concert with a spirited, yet nostalgic program that gives one a chance to review the year past and enter the new year with momentum."Īt the rostrum in 2018: Italian conductor Riccardo Muti, whose collaboration with the Vienna Phiharmonic dates back several decades. Joining the television audience in the live transmission on January 1 is a worldwide audience of radio listeners and live stream users. When the lilting melodies of Johann Strauss waft from the stage of Vienna's sumptuous "Musikverein," it's clear that another year has passed.
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